April 2, 2009

MEDIA CONTACTS: Menachem Wecker
202-994-8025; mwecker@gwu.edu 
Nick Massella
202-994-3087; massella@gwu.edu

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT TO DISCUSS GENOCIDE PREVENTION AT GW'S ELLIOTT SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
APRIL 7, 2009

EVENT:  

The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, will discuss "Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers" at an event moderated by Amb. Karl F. Inderfurth, John O. Rankin Professor of the Practice of International Affairs and director of the graduate program in international affairs at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. The event is sponsored by the Banville Forum.

WHEN: 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009; 6 - 7:30pm

WHERE: 

The George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
Harry Harding Auditorium, Room 213
1957 E St., NW, Washington, D.C.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro (Orange and Blue lines)

MEDIA: 

Media are welcome and should RSVP to Menachem Wecker at 202-994-8025 or mwecker@gwu.edu.

RSVP: 

This event is sold out. To be added to the waiting list, RSVP with name and contact information to rsvpesia@gwu.edu. A reception will follow the event.

BACKGROUND:

Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright co-chaired The Genocide Prevention Task Force with former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. The task force was jointly convened by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, The American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Institute of Peace. Its report, "Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers," which was released on Dec. 8, 2008, offers practical recommendations on how to prevent genocide and mass atrocities. The report can be accessed via http://www.usip.org/genocide_taskforce/index.html.

The Banville Forum is presented in memory of Robert Banville.

For a complete calendar of events at the Elliott School of International Affairs, visit www.elliott.gwu.edu.

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